Xander Panda wants to throw a party, but a panda party would have only
one guest--himself. So, he decides to invite all the bears. But Koala
protests. She's not a bear--she's a marsupial! Does that mean she can't
come? Xander rethinks his decision to invite only bears, and "Calling
all bears" evolves into "Calling all creatures." The Newbery Medal
author Linda Sue Park introduces animal taxonomy in a wonderfully
engaging way, and the celebrated artist Matt Phelan's charming ink and
watercolor paintings are the icing on the cake.